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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Booleans

idriss Elouilani
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idriss Elouilani
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Posted by idriss Elouilani
idriss Elouilani
Courses Plus Student 1,232 Points

bolean

if (answer==='true'){ alert('This is true') }else{ alert('This is false') } it doesn't work

script.js 
if ('true' ) {
    alert('This is true');
} else {
    alert('This is false');
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Maxime Duhamel
Maxime Duhamel
7,169 Points
Maxime Duhamel
Maxime Duhamel
7,169 Points

Hi Idriss,

In your if statement you pass a condition about string 'true'. Boolean value (true or false) are not surrounded by quotation marks

if (true) { ... } instead of if ('true') { ... } hope it helps

Max